This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: What was the Bretton Woods agreement about? Why did it break down? Briefly explain. What will be ... (Read 76 times)

wrbasek0

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 560
What was the Bretton Woods agreement about? Why did it break down? Briefly explain.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Mercantilism held that
 
  A) silver alone was the mainstay of national wealth.
  B) gold alone was the mainstay of national wealth.
  C) silver and gold were the mainstays of national wealth.
  D) silver and gold are not important for national wealth of a country.
  E) labor forces were the mainstay of national wealth.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Cnarkel

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 339
Answer to Question 1

Established an international monetary system with an adjustable peg exchange rate. Countries that followed divergent policies were to adjust their exchange rate. Too often, exchange rate adjustments were postponed, encouraging large-scale speculative flows of money. It became obvious that nations were unwilling to follow similar monetary policies required to maintain fixed exchange rates.

Answer to Question 2

C





 

Did you know?

People who have myopia, or nearsightedness, are not able to see objects at a distance but only up close. It occurs when the cornea is either curved too steeply, the eye is too long, or both. This condition is progressive and worsens with time. More than 100 million people in the United States are nearsighted, but only 20% of those are born with the condition. Diet, eye exercise, drug therapy, and corrective lenses can all help manage nearsightedness.

Did you know?

Though the United States has largely rejected the metric system, it is used for currency, as in 100 pennies = 1 dollar. Previously, the British currency system was used, with measurements such as 12 pence to the shilling, and 20 shillings to the pound.

Did you know?

Intradermal injections are somewhat difficult to correctly administer because the skin layers are so thin that it is easy to accidentally punch through to the deeper subcutaneous layer.

Did you know?

Vaccines cause herd immunity. If the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get the disease since others are less likely to become sick from it and spread the disease.

Did you know?

Amphetamine poisoning can cause intravascular coagulation, circulatory collapse, rhabdomyolysis, ischemic colitis, acute psychosis, hyperthermia, respiratory distress syndrome, and pericarditis.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library